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MeidasTouch: "ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today...complete shutdown, first time in history" [View all]
MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com
BREAKING: New data shows ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today, signaling what appears to be a complete shutdown of the Strait for the first time in history.
The Strait normally carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.
2:56 PM · Apr 19, 2026
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BREAKING: New data shows ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today, signaling what appears to be a complete shutdown of the Strait for the first time in history.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-04-19T18:56:36.300Z
The Strait normally carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.
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